| diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation | ambassador | Observations | List of heads of state of Kenya | Premier of the People's Republic of China | Term end |
|---|
| December 14, 1963 | Simon Thuo Kairo | - In 1963 he joined the Diplomatic Service.
- 1964-1965 Second Secretary and Charge d'Affaires in Beijing, to open Kenya's embassy there [1]
| Jomo Kenyatta | Zhou Enlai | |
| 1964 | Henry Nzioka Mulli | | Jomo Kenyatta | Zhou Enlai | 1965 |
| 1965 | Theophilus Arap Koske | | Jomo Kenyatta | Zhou Enlai | July 1967 |
| 1965 | | - China had recalled its ambassador, who had not returned to his post by the time of Li Chieh's expulsion. In retaliation Red Guards (China) demonstrators smashed Kenyan embassy windows in Beijing which was closed afterwards. [2]
| Jomo Kenyatta | Zhou Enlai | 1979 |
| 1965 | Stephen Mativo Maitha | - China expelled the Kenya charge d'affaires in Beijing in July 1967, leaving the Kenya embassy there without any top-level representation. [3]
| Jomo Kenyatta | Zhou Enlai | July 1967 |
| 1977 | Simon Mulei Muthoka | (*1937) [4] | Jomo Kenyatta | Hua Guofeng | 1980 |
| April 14, 1979 | Joshua Shidambasi Odanga | | Daniel Arap Moi | Hua Guofeng | December 14, 1983 |
| 1988 | Jelani Habib | Habib Jilani was ambassador to China until 1994 and was then appointed ambassador to Tanzania. - graduated in 1970 with a BSc Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Rutgers in New Jersey. Born in 1942 in Lamu County, Kenya, Jelani has over 38 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors. He worked in the private sector in 1971-1972 before joining public service in mid-1972 and has served at various positions in the ministries of trade and foreign affairs. From 1973 to 1982, he served in different capacities in Kenya’s foreign missions: London, Cairo, Paris and Washington, D.C., with duties including improving trade, tourism and investment between Kenya and these capitals. [5]
| Daniel Arap Moi | Li Peng | 1994 |
| 1995 | James Simani | | Daniel Arap Moi | Li Peng | |
| 1999 | Matthew Kathurima M'Ithiri | (Meru, Kenya) [6] | Daniel Arap Moi | Zhu Rongji | |
| June 25, 2004 | Ruth-Grace Sereti Solitei | [7] | Mwai Kibaki | Wen Jiabao | July 31, 2007 |
| 2006 | | The Kenyan Ministry of foreign affairs acquired a chancery and an ambassador's residence in China for 515 million Kenyan shilling, saving the Government an annual rent of 12.6 million Kenyan shilling. [8] | Mwai Kibaki | Wen Jiabao | |
| 2008 | Julius Lekakeny Sunkuli | | Mwai Kibaki | Wen Jiabao | September 3, 2012 |
| October 11, 2013 | Michael Denis Mukiri Kinyanjui | - From July 11, 1996 to October 3, 2003 he was ambassador in Vienna.
- On October 3, 2003 he was ambassador in Sweden. [9]
| Uhuru Kenyatta | Li Keqiang | |
